Choosing the right addiction treatment option can feel like a daunting task, especially if you don’t know where to start. Whether you opt for a private rehab facility, addiction counselling or a 12-step programme, it’s important to know that you have seriously considered all of the options available to you, and made an informed decision on what is best-suited to your needs. Below you will find a range of treatment services available by county, so you can choose how and where you begin your journey to recovery.

Over 138,000 teens and young adults were treated for drug and alcohol abuse at a specialized facility in 2010 according to statistics of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Over 1.5 million underage persons are introduced to drugs in the United States every year, which corresponds to over 4,000 new drug users per day. Costs of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment reach billions in taxpayers’ money every year. It is easy for adolescents to access many kinds of drugs, and they are more likely to become addicted than adults because their brains aren’t fully formed. Sometimes, trying a certain drug just once is enough.

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RECLAIM YOUR INDEPENDENCE
Are you ready to quit smoking?
You’re smart. You’re probably even witty, fun-loving, creative, attractive, stylish, or otherwise possess all kinds of traits you’re proud to showcase to the world. Yet you also have a lingering habit that you don’t exactly brag about. You happen to be a smoker.

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